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To think if you are an adult with a huge head

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TheRozzers · 20/11/2025 11:08

Don’t book front row seats in the theatre.

Large man sitting on the front row of the stalls with 3 other large adults next to him managed to block the view of an entire group of children sitting in the seats behind them.

It was a children’s show in the West End but they didn’t appear to be accompanying any children.

YABU - big adults deserve front row seats

YANBU - adults to the back so everyone gets a good view

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MsGinaLinetti · 24/11/2025 12:21

Rustlers and crunchers should be banned altogether

MsGinaLinetti · 24/11/2025 12:20

mamagogo1 · 23/11/2025 18:27

By dh is 6’1 and has a proportionate head. Are you banning him from any seats that aren’t the back row?

DH is 6'4" and I make him (yes, make him) sit at the back. I disown him if he sits near the front of any theatre or cinema but especially a school event where all the chairs are the same level. It's too embarrassing knowing normal sized people can't see over his giant head

Whataninterestinglookingpotato · 23/11/2025 18:34

I’m an adult who is shorter than probably the majority of other adults. Yes, it’s annoying when massive people sit in front of you in the theatre and block your view, it really is, tickets are expensive and I’ve spent a few shows awkwardly trying to see through gaps between peoples heads. But unfortunately, people can book whatever tickets they like. It would be a bit discriminatory if there was a policy that if you’re over a certain height, width and head size you can only purchase tickets at the back. I can’t imagine it would go down well. Though I’d secretly be quite pleased. 😁

Coffeeblanketandabookplz · 23/11/2025 18:28

Disappointed ☹️ me and my big head thought this was going to be a good hat suggestion thread 🤭

mamagogo1 · 23/11/2025 18:27

By dh is 6’1 and has a proportionate head. Are you banning him from any seats that aren’t the back row?

theyellowjumper · 23/11/2025 18:25

There's no reason why adults can't go to kids' shows. I assume it was something like Lion King or Paddington rather than Peppa Pig? I love the front row because I can hear the actors well, I don't get distracted by all the badly behaved people with their phones out, and mostly I can't hear the sweet wrappers rustling, plus the front row is often a bit cheaper than the rows behind, so YANBU for thinking adults aren't entitled to choose the seats they prefer and can afford.

PartBusy · 23/11/2025 15:31

I pity their mother too.

Baldylovingbeard · 23/11/2025 15:30

TheRozzers · 20/11/2025 11:56

Ok maybe in come cases it can’t be helped but in this case it was a matinee, the audience was mainly primary school children and there were definitely other seats available.

What would you like the big headed men to do, call in advance and explain they have a big head and would need to not have children sat behind them!

Listen to yourself!

Do you think they moan when you get priority in airport queues?

In a restaurant would it be ok if you and your loud family move to the noisy all you can eat next door?

youalright · 20/11/2025 16:54

🤣🤣🤣🤣

Brefugee · 20/11/2025 16:44

Waitingfordoggo · 20/11/2025 13:41

As a short person, I can rarely see the stage when I go to a gig. I would prefer it if the taller people stood further back but as that isn’t reasonable or workable, I have to just listen to my favourite bands rather than actually look at them. Likewise at the theatre, I get backache from leaning to one side so I can see past the person in front.

I do have quite a bit noggin myself though so maybe I don’t get to have an opinion on this 😂

these days i see most of the gig by watching the screen of the tall person in front of me who is inevitably filming... swings and roundabouts

Doobedobe · 20/11/2025 14:29

Ahh but then you must also add the big hair people.
And the big coat people.
And the rustlers should have their own section.
The tipsey speak throughouters.
And the need the toileters.
Maybe they should make every one stand in height order like a school photo and then file into the seats accordingly. But grouped as per the above.

Slothisavirtue · 20/11/2025 14:07

DH is really mindful of this. He feels self conscious about his height. But I have short person mindset so if I am booking I often forget that his height could be an issue!

FallingIsLearning · 20/11/2025 14:05

I’m short and I go to the theatre with my child.

I just try to plan in advance and pick a performance where we can have the front row of the upper circle.

GalaxyRippleFlake · 20/11/2025 14:00

CranfordScones · 20/11/2025 13:56

I'm shocked at the attitudes to the cranially enhanced displayed on this thread.

Me too, I’m vertically challenged myself but I’d never expect the “cranial enhanced” to BOOK their seats to try to avoid inconveniencing anyone else.
It’s different if they choose to sit directly in front of short folk when there are other seats free.

Duckyfondant · 20/11/2025 13:59

Haha, your title has brought all us big heads here looking for headwear. That'll definitely bias the results of the poll

Fayaway · 20/11/2025 13:57

Ohwhatfuckeryitistoride · 20/11/2025 12:31

Was he grown up Stewie Griffin?

Sitting next to Frank Sidebottom

CranfordScones · 20/11/2025 13:56

I'm shocked at the attitudes to the cranially enhanced displayed on this thread.

Teenagerantruns · 20/11/2025 13:55

Im really tall, have a big head and over weight, im am conscious that people wherever l sit will probably have a restitched view but this is not my problem is it? l try to book seats that will reduce impact but sometimes l just can't get them.

fishfingerbutty · 20/11/2025 13:54

I came on here expecting advice on where to buy suitable hats/ headbands, as I think I have a big head.
DM says that I haven’t and I’m beautiful, but she’s hardly impartial.
Any headwear that claims “ one size fits all “ does not fit me.

User214263 · 20/11/2025 13:51

Can we have a rule where people with short legs take the middle seats and all people with long legs can have the aisle ones. Thanks.

TheDenimPoet · 20/11/2025 13:49

If they're in the front row of the stalls, surely they block nothing, as the stage is quite a bit higher than the seats. It's on YOU to make sure your children can see. Surely they would have a similar experience behind any adult? Perhaps YOU were blocking the view of a child behind you!

Next time, pop them on the end of a row, or on a front row, or a row directly behind a walkway.

JaneJeffer · 20/11/2025 13:48

Is the theatre on Easter Island?

NooNakedJacuzziness · 20/11/2025 13:48

Anyone else thinking “big head, big head, BIG HEAD!” a la Chandler Bing while reading this?

AlleycatMarie · 20/11/2025 13:47

@TheRozzers presumably these ‘big heads’ had paid for their front row seats?! If you don’t want heads in front you are also welcome to book and pay for the front row? And if you are taking small children to a west end show you should assume there will be adults sitting in front and use booster seats?

Waitingfordoggo · 20/11/2025 13:42

On the plus side, almost all hats suit me and I’m sure it’s because of the size of my head because my husband has a small head and looks silly in most hats.

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